Brahma \Brah"ma\, n. [See Brahman.]
   1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad
      of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator,
      Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
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   Note: According to the Hindu religious books, Brahma (with
         the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence,
         the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal
         gods, Brahm['a] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and
         Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the
         Divine Essence.
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   2. (Zool.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl,
      peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three
      parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds,
      the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also
      Brahmapootra.
      [1913 Webster] Brahman